Heavy metal band Sevendust will co-headline The Rave with recently reunited nu metal band Coal Chamber on April 6, less than two weeks following the release of Sevendust's ninth album, "Black Out the Sun," out on March 26.

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett wants to put an end to the secret process used to award salary increases and bonuses to Summerfest Chief Executive Officer Don Smiley.

Patrick Curley, Barrett's chief of staff, said Wednesday that the mayor has directed his appointee to the Summerfest board to propose that the full board take a vote on Smiley's compensation every year. | March 20, 2013»Read Full Article(216)

Vampire Weekend, pictured here performing at Stubb's in Austin, Texas for South by Southwest March 17, is taking its sound in a whole new direction, evident by new single "Diane Young." Associated Press photo by Jack Plunkett.| March 20, 2013»Read Full Blog Post

Madison - The director and star of the 1980 comedy hit "Airplane!" are flying in to Wisconsin again.

David Zucker and Robert Hays will be in Madison on Monday to unveil a new TV spot promoting the state as a tourism destination. Their appearance coincides with a statewide conference on tourism. | March 20, 2013»Read Full Article(4)

The Museum of Wisconsin Art, which is slated to open a new building along the Milwaukee River in West Bend the first weekend in April, has decided to disinvite artists and artworks that were going to be in the inaugural show.

"We are dealing with brand new gallery spaces that we've never installed in before," said Graeme Reid, the museum's assistant director. "We just thought we could get more work in the galleries." | March 20, 2013»Read Full Blog Post(9)

A new exhibit "Baseball-Innovations That Changed the Game," will open at Discovery World Museum April 1.

The display traces the history of baseball from its start in 1845. The museum spotlights baseball mitts, bats, uniforms and souvenirs from the post-Civil War era to today. | March 20, 2013»Read Full Article

I've been moping around the office and screaming incoherently like Ron Burgandy after he thought his dog died. Why, because I didn't get to go to SXSW in Austin, Texas. It's only the coolest media festival ever. Should I and could I have gone? Sure, but where's the fun in that. There's nothing better than being sent somewhere and being pampered. I happen to be a fan of seedy hotels and creepy bars so I would have been a cheap date. But alas, I didn't go. Maybe next year somebody will send me...hint, hint.

Hip hop has grown exponentially over the past several years at SXSW. It's gone from small taverns to taking over the biggest venues possible. Even though I didn't go-the internet held me down when I needed my SXSW performance fix. I'm pretty sure that made it worse. Anyways, here's who I would have seen had I went. All of these performances were filmed at SXSW. | March 20, 2013»Read Full Blog Post

Lollapalooza will welcome Mumford & Sons, Phoenix, the Killers and Vampire Weekend as headliners for the Chicago festival, taking place in Grant Park Aug. 2-4, according to a report from Chicago Tribune music critic Greg Kot.

Kot also received confirmation from multiple industry sources that the National and the recently reunited Postal Service will be on the bill. | March 20, 2013»Read Full Article

Starting today, about 1,500 artists from across the country and the globe will be in Milwaukee. It is a prestigious confab of printmakers. The city's arts venues have collaborated in an unprecedented way to stage more than 50 exhibits in honor of the event. More on that here. If you're on Twitter, welcome the conference attendees or keep up with thier doings with the hashtag #printmke.

We're hoping our creative visitors will tune into "Way Back Home" with Paul Cebar (who sometimes sings the weather report) and "The Disclaimer" the talk radio show about Milwaukee doings that doesn't embarrass the city. Cebar starts spinning tunes at 9am and "The Disclaimer" fellas start yakking at noon on WMSE FM 91.7. You can stream it all here. | March 20, 2013»Read Full Blog Post(3)